Wow… When I commented that I was sick and needed some me time, I never expected it to take this long to get everything in order!!!
Then not only me but the wonderful 4Padfoot got sick as well. Aint we a pair?
But now we are both on the road to feeling better and got both of our sides done with the contest.
That’s right!!! We finally got the contest all loaded and ready for you guys. It just took a month and 9 days longer than we wanted… Oi Vey. But these stories are awesome!!! Give them a chance, reading them and you might find some new fandoms or new love for an old one! You have until Feb 5th for voting.
And while you guys get reading (and hopefully commenting to give love to the writers!) I will be finishing up the update to Tired Wings that I am working on. Yes, I am trying to wrap up this one so I can get on to the others as well to get back in the groove of writing/editing and more importantly, posting!
So click on the banner to be taken to the contest. I look forward to seeing how awesome you people are by blowing up my inbox with comments for the authors!!!! Just a reminder, Authors, you cannot reply until after the 6th CST.
Thanks for everyone’s patience on this. It is greatly appreciated.
I am working on the banners for the contest. I am also STILL fighting being sick. I was doing great until we hit the gas line…
For we were doing good things, planting trees. Many many trees. And had our lines marked before. And this line was NOT marked, and WAAAAAY too shallow. Like 8 inches down instead of the 18. We had been encountering roots for a tallow tree that we are going to cut down that ended up being the same size and color as our gas line to the house. on the last tree to the background, we hit it. It won’t be fixed until tomorrow. And we did this the weekend before the last. With the freezing temps, they are dealing with a lot of broken pipes.
So, fast forward to yesterday and today, with the temps in the single and teens wind chill, and below freezing since 2 yesterday, I believe. If not sooner. We just raised enough to hit the freezing temp but still having the wind chill factors in the 20’s. I’m in the office with my mom, drinking tea, with Tucker and Connor and a heater. The door is closed so we can be comfortable in layers. Luckily everyone in the house is from cooler temperatures. My family from Pittsburgh. M’s is from Michigan, but he lived in AZ where it gets much colder in the winter than people think. You can freeze in the fall and spring at night there. So it does not take long for the things to come up to stay warm. One thing is for sure, I am making more quilts for the house. They are the best for keeping you warm! (as long as you pick the right batting).
So I am writing to let you know I am still trucking on. I have three banners to finish. But The awesome bestest friend in the world, Robin, has let me know that our server will be down between 10Pm and 5 am tonight. We do have media to go… you can find it here:
Click on Eric for the downloads
Robin says she will update the folder when she gets home, so check back to see if there are more than listed. I am off to finish up the banners so I can get to editing. I am REALLY ready to edit some stories to send them out to the betas so they can work on them!
So I wrote out a long post on my iPad and now I find where on there it tells me it is loading the post, here on my desktop, it shows nothing,
This has been my life on the computer lately.
To be frank, I worked myself into being sick. Not helped by the fact that everyone around me has something that takes weeks to get over according to Dr’s. Right now, I am having massive sinus issues, so much they are causing other issues, but nowhere as bad as my mom, who has inhalers and those awful 6 a day then 5 a day and so on pills. And a nasty cough that sounds so bad. I have massive irritation causing other issues, not able to breathe, headaches from hell, and being all over yucky. My mom and her boss have the same thing and heard that it will take weeks to get over this.
I also spent all Thursday working to get my computer where I can use it. I went through 8 Microsoft techs, and was up after 2:30 in the morning, but I am slowly loading things onto the computer. Today I am going to work on the banners.
Yes, the banners for the contest. I am sorry, but my life became a train wreck that I could not seem t control at the end. I was trying to finish quilts, thinking I had mailed out things like Christmas cards on another day and then going OH SHIT!! I need to make cookies! to it being Christmas the following weekend. Only after all that, on Christmas Eve did I fall completely ill, sleeping the entire way home from my Brother’s. I got up to open presents and then later to make dinner which thankfully was just lasagna. And since then I have been sleeping and trying to get better.
It was only after Christmas that my mom and M was cleaning up and found Royal Ember’s shirt I made for her as well as some other things that I thought were done that I realized that Christmas cards didn’t go out nor other things I thought (Christmas Contest) were not done, and M had to calm me down from a minor Panic Attack. Minor only because I had no energy for a major one.
After that was when we realized how bad my desktop was and led us to what happened Thursday. Right now I am taking it easy. The contest entries are freaking awesome. I laughed and enjoyed them as I read them as I was bed bound. Right now, I am up for awhile, and plan to work on them. As Connor tries to give me some stuff he finds who knows where. I am gaining a pile of paper right now…
Also, I found out that Teavana is going away!!!! I am trying to find Spice of Life tea, which is my absolute favorite. And I was told to go to David’s tea for my loose leaf selection. Has anyone been there? They are in the northern parts of US and in Canada. I have no idea anything about them, so I am turning to you, my readers, to find out if they are any good. Tea is not to be taken lightly!
I wanted to let you guys know what is going on. The good news, is that I am taking a break from quilting for a month to start working here. Then it will be quilting on the weekends or whenever I hit a wall to help out. I needed something else to do to other than being on the computer 24/7. I will be starting a quilt page for this site, so showcase what I am doing. I am NOT perfect, but I am learning. As I was told at the International Quilt Show, there are no Quilt Police. Just work and do the best I can.
Maybe I need to think that way on writing and stop worrying myself to so much work? ::snorts:: As if it won’t sink in for quilts…..
Now that the contest is over on the Kittyinaz’s Facebook Group, along with Thanksgiving. (which turned out to be a madhouse for me. Truly!!! I ended up sleeping almost all of Black Friday to my hubby’s delight!)
Here are the results of the Voting on this site:
And for the first Kittyinaz’s Facebook Group Choice Awards:
I thank everyone for entering and being patient. Now I am off to work on the 4 quilts I have left to do before Christmas. With my weekend of baking as well as hosting the new writing challenge, my dance card is definitely full!
If you want to claim a banner, I have the author cards linking to their sites for you to get ahold of them. If you do this site, We will try to get in contact with the artists for you. And everyone, remind me to link to your story when you are done!!!!
Yep, it’s that time already. I know I am running late, but RL has been a real pain this year.
I went back to the prompts since it is what I promised. As it stands, these are the 10 for this year. And I did throw one in there that made me laugh. If you guys can work with it, I would be one happy little Kitty!
Just remember, any fandom is allowed. And if the prompt inspires you in any way, it qualifies. Just let me know which did so I can put the right prompt at the beginning of the story. You can change any part of the prompt to work with your muse.
I’m putting these for the deadline of the 10th of December to give you time to write, but as always, if you need an extension, it will be granted.
Without much more fanfare, here you go. (For the sake of those that have issues reading the cards, I am putting the words below)
1) With an awkward chuckle, he pointed to the mistletoe above their heads.
2) One brightly wrapped box under a tree, in a clearing in the forest.
3) Everyone received one present at Christmas that hints at what is going to happen next year in really cryptic ways.
4) Your character opens up a Christmas card to find out that it’s addressed from themselves, 20 years in the future! What Christmas wishes and advice does the future version of them have to offer?
5) Satan (or a character of your choice) traveling around the world every Christmas to deliver presents to all the young kids who misspell Santa on their Christmas letter every year.
6) Your character walked away from the life they know and the people they love. Now they are coming home for Christmas for the first time since then.
7) The fireplace animated the shadows of the living room that had many Christmas memories in the years past.
8) Your character has just received a very special Secret Santa gift from a secret admirer. The character decides to figure out who gave him or her the gift. What happens next?
9) A character receives a gift mysteriously for the 25 days leading up to Christmas. Each gift is a hint helping the character recognize true love and friendship in their own lives.
10) A brokenhearted character decides to spend Christmas alone, away from family, friends and loved ones. However, fate has other plans for this character.
There they are. I hope one of them at least inspires you to write! And as always, the rules remain the same, but you can submit more than one story, as long as you do not let anyone know. I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with. The last time I did this, one of the stories so inspired a writer to publish their story!!!
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